R. kelly is one of the few artistes that has stood the test of time. Ever since his introduction to the world in the early 90's with hits such as "vibe","bump n grind"and "body's calling", his stardom around the world rose drastically. His unique soulful voice and extraordinary writing ability set him apart from a field of r'n'b musicians that began around the same time as him. He has written and produced music for different stars such as Micheal Jackson, Whitney houston, Celine Dion, Glady's Knight, the Isley Brothers, Mary J Blidge and so on. His album catalagoue consists of multi-platinum hits such as 12 play, R, TP2.Com, Double Up and Happy People/You Saved me. His latest installment is the
Love Letter, his the tenth studio album which was released on December 14, 2010 on his long time label Jive Records. All the songs on the album were written and produced entirely by Kelly himself. A departure from his previous work's contemporary sound and sexually-explicit themes, Love Letter incorporates classicist soul music influences and features chivalrous lyrics concerning love and forgiveness.The album debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 154,000 copies in its first week. It produced two singles that attained respectable charting on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Upon its release, Love Letter received positive reviews from most music critics, who complimented its classically-minded style and praised Kelly for his singing and songwriting. The video above is Kelly's performance at the Soul Train Awards November 2010 where he performed his first single of the Love Letter album " when a woman loves" starting the performance with choruses/verses from his well known hits to get the crowd warmed up then he belts his latest love song which went down a real treat. by Adesope follow on twitter/sopsydoo source wikipedia,youtube,Jive Records
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